Googledyskongers
Commonly spelled as "googledyskongers", this term is used to show any negative or manic feelings regarding the unknown release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, typically referring to how someone is going mad.
History:
Middle English: Buncombe; reed valley -> mid 19th century bunkum; Nonsense -> 1923 debunk; to take the bunk out of something -> Debunker
Mid 20th century googol; 1 followed by 100 zeroes-> 1996 Google
2023 Google debunker; one who does all of their research by simply looking something up -> 2023/2024 googledebunker or googledybunker
Ancient Greek sēres; those who come from the land of silk -> Latin sericus -> Late Latin sericum -> Old English sioloc, seolec -> modern English silk; a fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric
Old English & German sang + Dutch zang + English sing -> modern English song; a short poem or other set of words set to music
"In land of silk and song" -> Silksong -> simplified skong
Googledybunkers +skong -> googeldeskongers
History:
Middle English: Buncombe; reed valley -> mid 19th century bunkum; Nonsense -> 1923 debunk; to take the bunk out of something -> Debunker
Mid 20th century googol; 1 followed by 100 zeroes-> 1996 Google
2023 Google debunker; one who does all of their research by simply looking something up -> 2023/2024 googledebunker or googledybunker
Ancient Greek sēres; those who come from the land of silk -> Latin sericus -> Late Latin sericum -> Old English sioloc, seolec -> modern English silk; a fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric
Old English & German sang + Dutch zang + English sing -> modern English song; a short poem or other set of words set to music
"In land of silk and song" -> Silksong -> simplified skong
Googledybunkers +skong -> googeldeskongers
Googledyskongers by yung_moustache March 1, 2025
